后 (hòu) means Back (after - later - offspring). Below are 24 of the 217 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你要考虑 后 果。
Nǐ yào kǎolǜ hòuguǒ.
You need to consider the consequences.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 后果
医院在学校 后 面。
Yīyuàn zài xuéxiào hòumiàn.
The hospital is behind the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 医院
运动以 后 容易渴。
Yùndòng yǐhòu róngyì kě.
You get thirsty easily after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 渴
他的话前 后 矛盾。
Tā de huà qiánhòu máodùn.
What he said contradicts itself.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 矛盾
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From the graded readers
然 后 它摇起了尾巴。
ránhòu tā yáo qǐle wěiba.
Then it began to wag its tail.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
买完以 后 ，我去付钱。
mǎi wán yǐhòu, wǒ qù fù qián.
After I'd got everything I went to pay.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
项目最 后 按时完成了。
xiàngmù zuìhòu àn shí wánchéng le / liǎo / liào.
The project was finished on time in the end.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
起床以 后 ，我喝一杯水。
qǐchuáng yǐhòu, wǒ hē / hè yī bēi shuǐ.
After getting up, I drink a glass of water.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
不过我从来没有 后 悔过。
búguò wǒ cónglái méiyǒu hòuhuǐ guò.
But I have never regretted it.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
跑完以 后 ，我觉得很舒服。
pǎowán yǐhòu, wǒ juéde hěn shūfu.
Afterwards I felt great.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
三天以 后 ，快递就送到了。
sāntiān yǐhòu, kuài dì jiù sòngdào le / liǎo / liào.
Three days later the delivery arrived.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
我很 后 悔，也很不好意思。
wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ, yě hěn bùhǎoyìsi.
I was full of regret, and ashamed.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
回家以 后 ，我算了一笔账。
huíjiā yǐhòu, wǒ suàn le / liǎo / liào yī bǐ zhàng.
When I got home, I did a calculation.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
下班以 后 ，我慢慢地走回家。
xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ mànmàn dì / de zǒu huíjiā.
After work I walked home slowly.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
From the travel phrasebook
请开一下 后 备箱。
Qǐng kāi yíxià hòubèixiāng.
Please open the boot.
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
后 appears in 217 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 后
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 后
How is 后 used in a sentence?
This page shows 217 sentences using 后 (hòu, "Back (after - later - offspring)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 后 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 后 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 后?
The dictionary page for 后 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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